hello ! i am one of your judges/organizers, call me miko or ai, i go by many names hehe [ owner of this account ] :) this contest will also be judged by the lovely KAIHEARTSOO but we're still currently looking to recruit one more judge ! pm me if interested ♥︎

kalopsia is a non-commitment graphic contest, which just means there will be winners at the end of each round, instead of over the course of multiple rounds. and if you don't want to enter a round you don't have to ! this is just to make it more chill and laid back, since you probably have a very busy life !

this is my first time taking on a "dark theme" and opening my own contest, so please bear with me & we hope you enjoy !

YOU WAKE UP ON A COOL VINYL FLOOR, THE TASTE OF METAL STILL LINGERING ON YOUR TASTE BUDS.

"SO, YOU'RE FINALLY AWAKE?" ECHOES A RATHER LOW AND GRUFF VOICE, THEIR ACCENT THICK AND ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

YOU RAISE YOUR HEAD QUICKLY, WHIPPING IT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VOICE, BUT YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS.

"DON'T BE SCARED YOUNG ONE, THIS IS YOUR FATE," COMES THE VOICE AGAIN. BUT BEFORE YOU CAN ANSWER, A BEAM OF SEARING RED LIGHT FLOODS YOUR VISION.

"WELCOME TO KALOPSIA, WE'VE BEEN AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL." THE NAME WAS STRANGELY FAMILIAR, BUT NOT SO MUCH SO THAT YOU COULD MATCH IT TO ANY PROMINENT MEMORIES.

"WHERE AM I?" YOU CALL OUT DESPERATELY, YOUR VOICE SOUNDING STRANGLED AND WEAK, GREATLY MIRRORING HOW YOU'RE CURRENTLY FEELING.

A DULL THROB BEGINS BREWING IN YOUR SKULL AND YOUR VISION IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. PULLING YOU OUT OF YOUR STUPOR, THE SAME DEEP VOICE PIPES UP AGAIN:

"YOU ARE FINALLY WHERE YOU BELONG. WELCOME TO KALOPSIA, A SECRET AGENT ORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE BEEN EXPERTLY SELECTED TO ENDURE OUR ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM, AND HOPEFULLY BECOME ONE OF THE BEST UNDERCOVER AGENTS THIS WORLD HAS EVER SEEN."

YOU WERE OVERWHELMED TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT ONE QUESTION STILL REMAINED: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

NOTE! was that super cringey? yes, probably :( i apologise for my rubbish writing skills djddkdk